MCCCD Program Description

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I

Course: HBR201

First Term: 2014 Fall

Lecture 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s) 4 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Advanced study of grammar and vocabulary of classical Hebrew with emphasis on oral reading and interpretation skills

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define the 800 most common vocabulary words in the Hebrew Bible. (I, II, III, IV, V, VII, XII) 2. Identify variations in the usage of particular words throughout the compositional history of the Hebrew Bible. (IX, X, XII) 3. Identify and translate circumstantial clauses. (XII) 4. Identify and explain distinctive vocabulary and grammatical constructions used by various biblical authors. (XII) 5. Conjugate regular and irregular piel verbs in the past, present, future, and imperative. (II, XII) 6. Conjugate regular and irregular hiphil verbs in the past, present, future, and imperative. (III, XII) 7. Conjugate regular and irregular hithpael verbs in the past, present, future, and imperative. (IV, XII) 8. Identify and translate minor verb forms in all tenses (hophal, pual, polel, polal, hithpole). (V, XII) 9. Demonstrate vocalization mastery of extended Hebrew texts. (XII) 10. Trace the history of the transmissions of the Hebrew text. (X) 11. Explain qere readings and their impact on interpretation. (X, XII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible II. The Peil Verb A. Perfect B. Imperfect C. Participle D. Imperative E. Infinitive III. The Hiphil Verb A. Perfect B. Imperfect C. Participle D. Imperative E. Infinitive IV. The Hithpael Verb A. Perfect B. Imperfect C. Participle D. Imperative E. Infinitive V. Other Verb Forms A. Pual B. Polal/polel C. Hophal D. Hithpolel VI. Qal Passive Participle VII. Ordinal Numbers VIII. Verbal Suffixes IX. Verbal Hendiadys X. The Masoretic Texts and the Masorah A. Who are the Masoretes? B. Quality control C. Resistance to change in the text and the qere XI. Pausal Forms XII. Reading and Tanslating Extended Post-Exilic Biblical Narratives (e.g., Jonah, Ruth)

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 11/26/2002

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